# 2013 Auckland local elections

The 2013 Auckland local elections took place between 20 September and 12 October and were conducted by postal vote. The elections were the second since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected. The previous elections were in 2010. Early (not final) voting figures are below. The overall effect of the election was a shift of the Auckland Council to the right.

## Mayoral election

Incumbent Len Brown was re-elected.
2013 Auckland mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Len Brown | 164,338 | 47.78 | −1.46 |
| | Independent | John Palino | 108,928 | 31.67 | — |
| | Affordable Auckland | Stephen Berry | 13,650 | 3.97 | — |
| | Independent | Penny Bright | 11,723 | 3.41 | +2.85 |
| | Mana | John Minto | 11,591 | 3.37 | — |
| | Independent | Uesifili Unasa | 8,040 | 2.34 | — |
| | Working for the Homeless | Wayne Young | 3,943 | 1.15 | +1.03 |
| | Independent | Reuben Shadbolt | 3,152 | 0.92 | — |
| | None | Paul Duffy | 3,083 | 0.90 | — |
| | Christians Against Abortion | Phil O'Connor | 3,032 | 0.88 | +0.61 |
| | Independent | Emmett Hussey | 2,974 | 0.86 | — |
| | Independent | Susanna Susara Kruger | 2,173 | 0.63 | — |
| | None | Matthew Goode | 2,116 | 0.62 | — |
| | Roads First | David Willmott | 1,647 | 0.48 | +0.37 |
| | None | Jesse Butler | 1,465 | 0.43 | — |
| | None | Tricia Cheel | 1,214 | 0.35 | — |
| | Communist League | Annalucia Vermunt | 856 | 0.25 | +0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,410 | 16.11 | +2.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 343,925 | 99.54 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,584 | 0.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 345,509 | 34.72 | −15.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 995,206 | | |

## Council ward elections

20 members were elected to governing body of the Auckland Council across thirteen wards.

### Rodney (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Penny Webster | 8587 |
| Independent | Steven Robert Garner | 5616 |
| | Informal/blank | 1101 |

### Albany (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Putting People First | Wayne Walker | 13918 |
| Putting People First | John Watson | 12936 |
| Independent | Lisa Whyte | 11646 |
| Independent | Julia Parfitt | 11075 |
| Independent | Brent Robinson | 7782 |
| Independent | Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | 3967 |
| Independent | Kevin Moorhead | 3480 |
| Independent | Tricia Cheel | 1728 |
| | Informal/blank | 2715 |

### North Shore (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Taking The Shore Forward | Chris Darby | 14802 |
| Fair Deal For Shore | George Wood | 14086 |
| Independent | Ann Hartley | 13072 |
| Team of Independents | Grant Gillon | 12273 |
| Fair Deal For Shore | Joseph Bergin | 9515 |
| Independent | Calum Macpherson | 4749 |
| | Informal/blank | 1239 |

### Waitakere (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| West At Heart | Penny Hulse | 19498 |
| Independent | Linda Cooper | 11437 |
| Independent | Christine Rose | 9877 |
| Independent | Brian Neeson | 8964 |
| Affordable Auckland | Peter Chan | 7413 |
| Independent | Jason Woolston | 3500 |
| Mana | Douglas Robertson | 2067 |
| Independent | Allan Fazakerley | 1932 |
| | Informal/blank | 1356 |

### Waitemata and Gulf (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Mike Lee | 8886 |
| Independent | Greg Moyle | 4061 |
| Independent | Rob Thomas | 3155 |
| Affordable Auckland | Stephen Berry | 1435 |
| Independent | Charlotte Fisher | 1055 |
| Independent | Aleksandar Zivaljevic | 398 |
| | Informal/blank | 1578 |

### Whau (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Ross Clow | 6227 |
| Independent | Noelene Raffills | 6176 |
| Community First | Duncan MacDonald | 3843 |
| | Informal/blank | 1325 |

### Albert-Eden-Roskill (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Communities & Residents | Christine Fletcher | 17939 |
| City Vision | Cathy Casey | 16545 |
| Communities & Residents | Nigel Turnbull | 13233 |
| City Vision | Peter Haynes | 10180 |
| Liveable Communities | Phil Chase | 5995 |
| Transparency New Zealand | Grace Haden | 4021 |
| | Informal/blank | 1937 |

### Maungakiekie-Tamaki (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Communities & Residents | Denise Krum | 8483 |
| Labour | Richard Northey | 7585 |
| | Informal/blank | 998 |

### Manukau (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Alf Filipaina | 17441 |
| Independent | Arthur Anae | 12961 |
| Labour | Tunumafono Ava Fa'amoe | 11842 |
| Mana | Roger Fowler | 4213 |
| Independent | Avtar Hans | 3679 |
| Mana | Joe Trinder | 2192 |
| Communist League | Baskaran Appu | 1154 |
| | Informal/blank | 1385 |

### Manurewa-Papakura (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent for Manurewa-Papakura | John Walker | 15577 |
| Independent for Manurewa-Papakura | Calum Penrose | 13696 |
| Team South | Colleen Brown | 10331 |
| Team South | Peter Goldsmith | 5205 |
| Mana | James Papali'i | 2537 |
| Mana | Barry Tumai | 1644 |
| | Informal/blank | 787 |

### Franklin (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Team Franklin C&R | Bill Cashmore | 8178 |
| Independent | Lynn Murphy | 4295 |
| Affordable Auckland | Niko Kloeten | 3727 |
| | Informal/blank | 843 |

### Ōrākei (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Cameron Brewer | elected unopposed |

### Howick (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Dick Quax | elected unopposed |
| Independent | Sharon Stewart | elected unopposed |

## Licensing trust elections
### Birkenhead Licensing Trust (6)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Bill Plunkett | 4565 |
| Team of Independents | Paula Gillion | 4410 |
| Independent | Marilyn Nicholls | 4285 |
| Independent | Stuart Wier | 4119 |
| Kaipatiki Voice | Scott Espie | 3886 |
| | Shane Prince | 3458 |
| Independent | Merv Adair | 3122 |

### Mt Wellington Licensing Trust (6)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Leila Boyle | 4368 |
| Labour | Alan Verrall | 4145 |
| Labour | Mike Murray | 4067 |
| Labour | Jenifer Salesa | 3683 |
| Labour | Mary-Ann De Koort | 3648 |
| Labour | Denise Eggers | 3506 |
| Independent | Leanne Margaret Cross | 2400 |
| Independent | Bryan Mockridge | 2224 |
| Independent | Jocelyn Calvert | 2158 |

### Portage Licensing Trust
#### Ward No 1 – Auckland City (3)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| City Vision | Catherine Farmer | 4163 |
| Community First | Duncan Macdonald | 4105 |
| Community Independents | Kathryn Davie | 3362 |
| City Vision | Loraine Wilson | 3353 |
| City Vision | Margi Watson | 3200 |
| Community Independents | Paul Davie | 2758 |
| Community First | Raj Mitra | 2531 |
| Community First | Gordon Gibbons | 2321 |
| Community Independents | Manilal Patel | 1377 |
| Independent | Alan John Thompson | 1148 |

#### Ward No 2 – New Lynn (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Community First | Graeme Elison | Elected Unopposed |
| Independents | Sandy Taylor | Elected Unopposed |

#### Ward No 3 – Glen Eden (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Progressive Independents | Janet Clews | 1459 |
| Future West | Neil Henderson | 1392 |
| Independent | Gayle Marshall | 1347 |
| Future West | Jack Henderson | 1064 |

#### Ward No 4 – Titirangi / Green Bay (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Ross Clow | 2917 |
| Future West | Greg Presland | 2724 |
| Independent | Tracy Mulholland | 1838 |
| West Wards | Linda Potauaine | 1336 |
| | Jason Woolston | 1246 |
| Independent | Tenna Speedy | 971 |
| Community First | Tam Canter-Visscher | 783 |

#### Ward No 5 – Kelston West (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Labour | Ami Chand | Elected Unopposed |

#### Waitakere Licensing Trust
##### Ward No 1 – Te Atatū (2)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Ross Dallow | 2906 |
| | John Tamihere | 2335 |
| Independent | Tracy Kirkley | 2309 |
| Labour | Cheryl Brown-Talamaivao | 1940 |
| | Wayne Bainbridge | 1638 |
| Independent | Bob Stanic | 1530 |
| Independent | Elizabeth Grimmer | 1464 |

##### Ward No 2 –Lincoln (3)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Linda Cooper | 8563 |
| Independent | Warren William Flaunty | 7311 |
| Independent | Brian Neeson | 7181 |
| West Wards | Mahendra Sharma | 2991 |

##### Ward No 3 – Waitakere (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Future West | Steve Tollestrup | 1428 |
| Totally Independent | Judy Lawley | 1421 |
| Independent | Paul Mitchell | 1090 |
| Independent | Mark Bellingham | 798 |
| Independent | Heather Tanguay | 272 |

##### Ward No 4 – Henderson (1)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Independent | Assid Corban | Elected Unopposed |

#### Wiri Licensing Trust (6)

| Affiliation (if any) | Name | Votes |
| Manurewa Action Team | Ken Penney | 9606 |
| Manurewa Action Team | Grant Dalton | 9153 |
| Manurewa Action Team | Stella Cattle | 8327 |
| Manurewa Action Team | Duncan White | 7919 |
| Manurewa Action Team | Rangi Maclean | 7855 |
| Independent | Alan Johnson | 7350 |
| Independent | Mote Pahulu | 4897 |